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what about the rest of cairo? if you range three, five, ten blocks away, what's going on in the rest of the city? >> well, the rest of the city has now... i mean, the police have now essentially voided the city to there isn't much of a police presence anywhere, though the police have returned somewhat, though not nearly to the levels they were at before. so really during the violence last friday, the most of it was centered in tahrir, the surrounding blocks around it and some isolated parts throughout the city. but now what we're seeing is a lack of law enforcement throughout the city and i was driving through cairo late last night, i was in the sinai peninsula coming back, and there were groups of youth throughout the city who had roadblocks just about every three blocks. so if you were to drive throughout downtown cairo, you'd be stopped just about every minute and a half. and someone would ask you to pop your trunk, they sked to see your identification and these are just kids carrying hand made weapons, pieces
what about the rest of cairo? if you range three, five, ten blocks away, what's going on in the rest of the city? >> well, the rest of the city has now... i mean, the police have now essentially voided the city to there isn't much of a police presence anywhere, though the police have returned somewhat, though not nearly to the levels they were at before. so really during the violence last friday, the most of it was centered in tahrir, the surrounding blocks around it and some isolated...
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mayhem in cairo's tahrir square, seat of the egyptian revolution. tear gas and rubber bullets filled the air, the clashes between police and protestors moving into a third day and night. in addition to the killings, thousands have been injured in running battle, the surge in and out of central cairo. a makeshift field hospital has been busy. >> some people can bring syringes. some people can bring bandages. others can bring cotton. this is what we are able to do. >> suarez: mounting popular discontent with egypt's military government was the spark for the worst violence since january's uprising. it spread from cairo to alexandria in the north and to suez in the east. last february, the military ended president mubarak's 30- year rule and promised a swift transition to civilian government. but the halting pace of change brought thousands into the square on friday, a volatile mix of secular and even more numerous islamist forces calling for the military to step back. >> we want egypt to move on, whether it's run by islamist sharia law or by a civilian
mayhem in cairo's tahrir square, seat of the egyptian revolution. tear gas and rubber bullets filled the air, the clashes between police and protestors moving into a third day and night. in addition to the killings, thousands have been injured in running battle, the surge in and out of central cairo. a makeshift field hospital has been busy. >> some people can bring syringes. some people can bring bandages. others can bring cotton. this is what we are able to do. >> suarez: mounting...
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what is the situation now, nearly midnight in cairo? where do today's events leave things? >> reporter: today was a day, a sort of conclusion to all of the violence that took place in the last week or so. last saturday, asun, criminal attacks were made by the security against protesters and this is why i had to stop my-- suspend my campaign. we're having elections in the next 72 hours. however, it was very important to be in tarear, which is the core of my constituency. all of these criminal attacks that took place were ended yesterday. there was a cease-fire. and protesters were deployed at the entrance. today was the important announcement of two things. of a new cabinet staffed by the military, and another trans-cabinet, or trans-council, that is going to rule as well. attacks and criticisms from protests are since rumors circulated last night. he was the prime minister back in the early 90s. >> warner: dr. el barde is going to head some transitional group, and does that satisfy activists like yourself, enough to go ahead with elections? >> yes, it does satisfy main peop
what is the situation now, nearly midnight in cairo? where do today's events leave things? >> reporter: today was a day, a sort of conclusion to all of the violence that took place in the last week or so. last saturday, asun, criminal attacks were made by the security against protesters and this is why i had to stop my-- suspend my campaign. we're having elections in the next 72 hours. however, it was very important to be in tarear, which is the core of my constituency. all of these...
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the political unrest also spread well beyond cairo, to the country's other cities. lindsey hilsum, of independent television news, has this report from alexandria. >> reporter: we set off two hours after curfew. a few cars sit on the streets being stopped at check points, manned by what they're calling the popular front, vigilante groups. at first we were unsure if they would let us through. but they gave us a password. then we were free to drive wherever we wanted. so we headed for market square where i had heard people were having a sit-down protest. we arrived as dusk fell. we were immediately mobbed. we met a man who said his son had been shot while peacefully protesting on friday. he said he even knew the name of the policeman who did it. >> he shot my son through the head and the bullet came out the other side. he and his fellow officers are part of the regime. they are thugs. the terrorism we see now, the thugs we catch in their cars are police officers and sergeants, not just ordinary criminals. >> reporter: we never made it into the square. because the peop
the political unrest also spread well beyond cairo, to the country's other cities. lindsey hilsum, of independent television news, has this report from alexandria. >> reporter: we set off two hours after curfew. a few cars sit on the streets being stopped at check points, manned by what they're calling the popular front, vigilante groups. at first we were unsure if they would let us through. but they gave us a password. then we were free to drive wherever we wanted. so we headed for...
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margaret warner reporting for us from cairo. thanks so much and take good care. >> warner: thank you, jeff. >> ifill: tomorrow margaret reports on the muslim brotherhood, long banned from politics, and now debating its future in egypt. >> woodruff: an estimated five million americans have alzheimer's disease, and there's no known cure. but a new trial offers some early promise for tackling the disease at its early stages, using a daily spritz of insulin. ray suarez has our update. >> suarez: the idea behind the trial was relatively simple: patients with alzheimer's disease lose critical insulin in the brain as their condition worsens. what if insulin could be supplemented? researchers at the v.a.medical center in washington state did just that. they gave patients with early stage alzheimers disease a nasal spray containing insulin twice a day for four months. early ruls published in the journal of neurology today were encouraging. insulin delayed memory loss and other problems. sues ann craft led the study at the v.a.and the uni
margaret warner reporting for us from cairo. thanks so much and take good care. >> warner: thank you, jeff. >> ifill: tomorrow margaret reports on the muslim brotherhood, long banned from politics, and now debating its future in egypt. >> woodruff: an estimated five million americans have alzheimer's disease, and there's no known cure. but a new trial offers some early promise for tackling the disease at its early stages, using a daily spritz of insulin. ray suarez has our...
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it has been a day of maneuvering in both cairo and washington. part of that included a "new york times" op-ed column this morning by the senate foreign relations committee chairman, urging mubarak to step aside. i talked with senator kerry earlier today. senator kerry, welcome to the program. >> thank you. glad to be with you. >> suarez: just a short time ago president mubarak of egypt spoke to his people. he urged the government to pursue the transfer of power in a way that fulfills the people's demands. he said he won't be a candidate for re-election and that he's advocating changes to the egyptian constitution. is this pretty much what the united states was urging the egyptian president to do? >> well i think it's a very significant step forward. i think there are still concerns about this interim period, and the people of egypt are really going to probably express their point of view about that. but this is is a very significant step for, one that is welcome. i think all you had to do was listen to the tens of thousands of people in the squar
it has been a day of maneuvering in both cairo and washington. part of that included a "new york times" op-ed column this morning by the senate foreign relations committee chairman, urging mubarak to step aside. i talked with senator kerry earlier today. senator kerry, welcome to the program. >> thank you. glad to be with you. >> suarez: just a short time ago president mubarak of egypt spoke to his people. he urged the government to pursue the transfer of power in a way...
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now, morsi's advisors heard this but i think what's happening on the streets of cairo and the officials from members of the egyptian government probably speaks louder right now. >> warner: michele dunne, thanks so much. >> it was my pleasure, margaret. >> woodruff: now, to our continuing series of conversations about what's at stake in the battle over taxes, government spending and debt. last night, we heard from republican senator bob corker. tonight, we get a different perspective on the question of so-called entitlements. many lawmakers and economists have argued it's essential to make big changes to medicare and social security. among those ideas are raising the eligibility age; means- testing for wealthy recipients; cuts in spending and benefits and a bigger role for private competition in health care. max richtman has been arguing against making many of these changes as part of this fight. he's the president of an advocacy group, the national committee to preserve social security and medicare. he joins us now. >> welcome. >> thank you for inviting me. >> first of all, why shouldn'
now, morsi's advisors heard this but i think what's happening on the streets of cairo and the officials from members of the egyptian government probably speaks louder right now. >> warner: michele dunne, thanks so much. >> it was my pleasure, margaret. >> woodruff: now, to our continuing series of conversations about what's at stake in the battle over taxes, government spending and debt. last night, we heard from republican senator bob corker. tonight, we get a different...
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downtown cairo still in shock after the worst outbreak of fighting since februarys revolution. these protestors now want a second revolution. they still want to topple egypt's military rulers. yet, ironically its the army which is now safeguarding a truce between the people and the riot police. so the army can give up running last night, the violence spread to the city of ismailiya. yet an army spokesman said today that the protestors don't represent all egyptians. that elections should go ahead so the army can give up running the country. >> ( translated ): i ask the honorable egyptian people that love their country to concentrate on the goals and not the slogans and the demonstrations. we should concentrate on the first goal which is the elections. >> reporter: the army's also apologized for the killing of protestors. it's promised an investigation and says it wasn't involved. yet even if that's true egyptians are asking why it took so long to rein in the police. and in tahrir square this afternoon they were still chanting for the country's military commanders to step down no
downtown cairo still in shock after the worst outbreak of fighting since februarys revolution. these protestors now want a second revolution. they still want to topple egypt's military rulers. yet, ironically its the army which is now safeguarding a truce between the people and the riot police. so the army can give up running last night, the violence spread to the city of ismailiya. yet an army spokesman said today that the protestors don't represent all egyptians. that elections should go...
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the pushback didn't arrive in cairo. the original message did. >> brown: nancy youssef in cairo, thanks so much. >> sure. >> brown: for a perspective from a different part of the middle east, i spoke with rob malley in tripoli, libya. he's former director for near east affairs at the national security council in the clinton administration. he's now at the international crisis group. >> brown: rob malley, so what is the atmosphere there these few days after the attack on the embassy? >> well, you know n some ways obviously the most tragic and dramatic event occurred in benghazi and libya. but since then the atmosphere might have been one of the least radical, least violent in the region, partly because there is a sense of gratitude towards the united states because of the role it played in toppling colonel qaddafi, but also because coy say with every conversation i have had with every libyan here in the last three or four days a sense of shock, dismay and embarrassment over what happened at the killing of the u.s. em was
the pushback didn't arrive in cairo. the original message did. >> brown: nancy youssef in cairo, thanks so much. >> sure. >> brown: for a perspective from a different part of the middle east, i spoke with rob malley in tripoli, libya. he's former director for near east affairs at the national security council in the clinton administration. he's now at the international crisis group. >> brown: rob malley, so what is the atmosphere there these few days after the attack on...
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"he's 18 and from cairo. please, i beg you, help me find my son." at the stadium itself this morning, the wreckage left by a riot, the seats still smeared with blood. the town's governor's been suspended and the board governing egyptian soccer has been sacked. the usually camera shy field marshal tantawi who governs egypt turned out to greet a clearly bewildered cairo side. he's ordered an investigation and claimed the transition to civilian rule is still on track. but in egypt's newly elected parliament, m.p.s have lined up to accuse the military of plotting against that transition by permitting last night's violence. whatever the truth, egypt is once again in turmoil. its revolution is barely a year old. last night's violence proof, say protestors, that the army must go. with large demonstrations now planned for tomorrow. >> brown: a short time ago, ray suarez talked with "wall street journal" correspondent matt bradley in cairo. >> suarez: matt bradley, welcome. as last night's violence in port sayyid trailed into the egyptian capital, what's hap
"he's 18 and from cairo. please, i beg you, help me find my son." at the stadium itself this morning, the wreckage left by a riot, the seats still smeared with blood. the town's governor's been suspended and the board governing egyptian soccer has been sacked. the usually camera shy field marshal tantawi who governs egypt turned out to greet a clearly bewildered cairo side. he's ordered an investigation and claimed the transition to civilian rule is still on track. but in egypt's...
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this was cairo's freedom square in the early hours of this morning. failing to live up to its name, protestors have vowed to stay up overnight, but the police were having none of it. among injured and tear gassed were egypt's educated internet savvy future inspired by tunisia's revolt and in search of a country no longer led by hosni mubarak. >> ( translated ): as if we are not humans, they are beating us like dogs. god will punish them. >> he's now 282 and still staring down from billboards outside cairo's vast army barracks. rumors that he wants hisston replace him are only adding to the sense of despair here. tonight, security forces tried to ward off small bands of protestors calling for egypt's president to abandon power. this is uncharted territory for an aging leader and his opponents are showing no signs of giving up yet. >> lehrer: at the white house today, spokesman robert gibbs >> lehrer: at the white house today, spokesman robert gibbs said egypt is a strong ally but declined an opportunity to express support for mubarak. and at the state
this was cairo's freedom square in the early hours of this morning. failing to live up to its name, protestors have vowed to stay up overnight, but the police were having none of it. among injured and tear gassed were egypt's educated internet savvy future inspired by tunisia's revolt and in search of a country no longer led by hosni mubarak. >> ( translated ): as if we are not humans, they are beating us like dogs. god will punish them. >> he's now 282 and still staring down from...
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their ringleader, mohammed atta, grew up in a middle class cairo neighborhood. so did osama bin laden's top deputy, now running al qaeda, dr. ayman al-awahiri. egypt was an incubator of militant political islam, aiming to overthrow secular governments and replace them with islamic ones. in the '90s, the movement also drew the u.s., long a supporter of secular arab regimes, into its sights. we've come to cairo to explore that history, and find out if that ideology still has appeal, even after the arab spring. as a young man in the '70s, zawahiri was a leader in a new breakaway radical islamic movement, egyptian islamic jihad. it was banned from taking part in politics. in the early '80s, zawahiri and his cohorts turned words into violent actions. the radical movements first really spectacular attack took place here 30 years ago. president anwar sadat, reviewing a military parade, was gunned down. that event, so remote from the daily lives of americans at the time, set off a chain reaction that climaxed in the september 11 attacks on the united states. sadat's suc
their ringleader, mohammed atta, grew up in a middle class cairo neighborhood. so did osama bin laden's top deputy, now running al qaeda, dr. ayman al-awahiri. egypt was an incubator of militant political islam, aiming to overthrow secular governments and replace them with islamic ones. in the '90s, the movement also drew the u.s., long a supporter of secular arab regimes, into its sights. we've come to cairo to explore that history, and find out if that ideology still has appeal, even after...
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you've had the storming of the israeli embassy in cairo. you've had turkey, which is now using language against israel which is quite extraordinary as a reaction to the flotilla event that occurred when israel attacked a ship that was trying to enter gaza and you now have the u.n. vote with the palestinians which is going to have, no matter what, very broad support from most countries in the world. so for many israelis and particular those in the government, they view this and they say we're being surrounded, we're under siege, this is not a time when they feel particularly confident and they just don't know where the arab spring is headed because it may head in all kinds of different directions. >> brown: and what about risks for the palestinians? you mentioned president abbas has not pushed this before. we've already had some members of the u.s. congress say if this goes forward we're getting rid of funding for the palestinian authority. >> right. well, i think ambassador kurtz also mentioned what israel might do which is more costly to t
you've had the storming of the israeli embassy in cairo. you've had turkey, which is now using language against israel which is quite extraordinary as a reaction to the flotilla event that occurred when israel attacked a ship that was trying to enter gaza and you now have the u.n. vote with the palestinians which is going to have, no matter what, very broad support from most countries in the world. so for many israelis and particular those in the government, they view this and they say we're...
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citizens in cairo and alexandria already have voted. today it was the turn for voters outside the capital. charles sennott of our partner global post, the international website, is covering the voting. charles, thank you for joining us. charles, thanks for joining us, stroub the places where voting is under way? are people happening with electing a new government? showing up in large numbers to vote? >> we were out in the polling districts in giza today. i was in a neighborhood that's largely islamist and we were also in a more wealthy neighborhood. there was definitely evidence that this was heavy turnout as there was in the first stage of this election. and everyone we spoke with seemed to be pleased with the way it was going. we did not see any major problems. we saw minor violations like people handing out leaflets. you're not supposed to be campaigning within 48 hours of the vote. we saw campaign posters that were too close to the entrances of the polls. but these were scenes like minor infractions compared to the elections past in
citizens in cairo and alexandria already have voted. today it was the turn for voters outside the capital. charles sennott of our partner global post, the international website, is covering the voting. charles, thank you for joining us. charles, thanks for joining us, stroub the places where voting is under way? are people happening with electing a new government? showing up in large numbers to vote? >> we were out in the polling districts in giza today. i was in a neighborhood that's...
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it was done to save cairo, illinois, on the ohio river. and, the corps is considering similar actions to divert water and ease pressure on other towns and cities along the mississippi. memphis, tennessee, and points south to natchez, mississippi, are on high alert. forecasters have projected the river could break records set during the great flood of 1927. an emergency declaration is in effect in shelby county, tennessee including memphis. some 5,300 homes and businesses could be flooded there. >> you've got to have a little bit of faith in the corps of engineers and what they say and this is their area of expertise, so that's what we're banking on. >> woodruff: farther south, alabama residents are still struggling to clean up after the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak since the great depression. the storms killed at least 328 people across six states last week. alabama's state insurance commissioner today warned insured losses will exceed $2 billion-- the total done by hurricane ivan back in 2004. the federal emergency management agenc
it was done to save cairo, illinois, on the ohio river. and, the corps is considering similar actions to divert water and ease pressure on other towns and cities along the mississippi. memphis, tennessee, and points south to natchez, mississippi, are on high alert. forecasters have projected the river could break records set during the great flood of 1927. an emergency declaration is in effect in shelby county, tennessee including memphis. some 5,300 homes and businesses could be flooded there....
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and find more from our reporting team in cairo. last night, we posted views from ordinary egyptians on where the revolution stands now. tonight, find views on what role religion should play in the country's new constitution. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray. >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on friday, we'll talk with former vice president dick cheney about his memoir. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening with david brooks and ruth marcus, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: chevron. we may have more in common than you think. >> and by bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to
and find more from our reporting team in cairo. last night, we posted views from ordinary egyptians on where the revolution stands now. tonight, find views on what role religion should play in the country's new constitution. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray. >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on friday, we'll talk with former vice president dick cheney about his memoir. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and...
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cairo, the belgian dog and pakistani american translator. and he was out there. the translator was out there essentially to hold the curious locals and local residents at bay and to tell them that there's a secity operation going on. of course this is an individual who looks like a pakistani and he's saying there's a security operation going on, go back to your homes and people simply took him at his word and turned around and went home. >> when the team was making its way through the building, were they working by educated guest. was there any intelligence about the layout of the interior of the building. >> very little. the satellite photos that were taken of the compound had been taken preconstruction and post construction. in the rehearsals in the weeks leading up to the operation itself, they had practiced with a range of scenarios what the house might look like. but they had very little idea. they brake into three-man fire teams and they began sort of clearing methodically. but they had no idea what they were encountering as they went along. >> seals did ha
cairo, the belgian dog and pakistani american translator. and he was out there. the translator was out there essentially to hold the curious locals and local residents at bay and to tell them that there's a secity operation going on. of course this is an individual who looks like a pakistani and he's saying there's a security operation going on, go back to your homes and people simply took him at his word and turned around and went home. >> when the team was making its way through the...
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that wasn't just to protect cairo. that was to protect the integrity of the system so we didn't have uncontrolled breeches at other points within the system. we will then go down, we're opening another spill way north of new orleans today. we're managing flows through the old river control complex, and then if needed if we have the right flow conditions or the certain trigger points, we will open additional flood ways into the river. >> brown: but each of these decisions involves an important trade-off, right? there were a lot of farmers after the first... last week that were very unhappy with this decision to protect cairo and other areas. it has an impact on tens of thousands of acres of farmland. >> that's really part of the design of the system. by having the ability to open up that flood way and not lose control of the system, we have acquired easements for those, most of the lands within that flood way. we've allowed it to be productively used for the last 74 years. the last time this spill way at new mad rid was
that wasn't just to protect cairo. that was to protect the integrity of the system so we didn't have uncontrolled breeches at other points within the system. we will then go down, we're opening another spill way north of new orleans today. we're managing flows through the old river control complex, and then if needed if we have the right flow conditions or the certain trigger points, we will open additional flood ways into the river. >> brown: but each of these decisions involves an...
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. >> woodruff: margaret warner updates the revolution in egypt, where protesters are back in cairo's main square. >> brown: and ray suarez has the story of a warm welcome back for detroit's symphony orchestra after a six-month strike. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: during the first year a humpback calf and its mother are almost inseparable. she leds him to its first breath of air and protects them on the long journey to their feeding grounds. one of the most important thing you can do is help the next generation. at pacific life we offer financial solutions to accomplish just that. your financial professional can tell you about pacific life, the power to help you succeed. >> i mean >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providin
. >> woodruff: margaret warner updates the revolution in egypt, where protesters are back in cairo's main square. >> brown: and ray suarez has the story of a warm welcome back for detroit's symphony orchestra after a six-month strike. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: during the first year a humpback calf and its mother are almost inseparable. she leds him to its first breath of air and protects them...
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. >> brown: and for more on the latest tension and violence, we turn to: nancy youssef in cairo, where she's reporting for mcclatchy newspapers; and here in washington, samer shehata, from the center for contemporary arab studies at georgetown university. nancy youssef, start with you, what led to the egyptian military-- what led it to take action in the sinai? what's behind this? >> reporter: well, on sunday 16 egyptian soldiers were killed by islamist militants along the border, marking the deadliest day for egyptian certainlies since the 1979 peace accords. because of the public pressure, because of the gravity of the situation, some hope the egyptians recognize the threat of extremists in their own country, egypt decided to respond with helicopter,r8- to the killing ofçóñr 20çóçóçóx] noose according to state media, >> brown: when we sayw3 "militants" when we use thatxd word, do we know what we're talking about? what is known? >> reporter: the sinai is perhaps the most ungoverned andi since>e uprising that led toc al of hosniÑi mubar regime 20 months ago, it has the border
. >> brown: and for more on the latest tension and violence, we turn to: nancy youssef in cairo, where she's reporting for mcclatchy newspapers; and here in washington, samer shehata, from the center for contemporary arab studies at georgetown university. nancy youssef, start with you, what led to the egyptian military-- what led it to take action in the sinai? what's behind this? >> reporter: well, on sunday 16 egyptian soldiers were killed by islamist militants along the border,...
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david kirk patrick has been covering the story for the "new york times" in cairo. david, what kind of night has it been in the egyptian capital? what's the latest from the street? >> today it has been more or less peaceful. there was a funeral this morning that was fairly rowdy. the funeral i should say was called off at the last minute. a number of coptic families decided they don't trust the state-run hospital to perform the autopsy their children. they're summoning doctors to their own coptic hospital and as a result thousands of cops left the cathedral and marched to the hospital in protest. the funeral couldn't go on without the body. >> suarez: so that funeral we saw at saint mark's cathedral stopped short of an actual burial. >> that's right. there will be another funeral. there were some bodies that made it. but some 17 bodies at the coptic hospital were retained so that the families could bring in their own doctors to do the autopsies. >> suarez: has the interim government made any statement about the loss of life, its causes, who was responsible? >> the m
david kirk patrick has been covering the story for the "new york times" in cairo. david, what kind of night has it been in the egyptian capital? what's the latest from the street? >> today it has been more or less peaceful. there was a funeral this morning that was fairly rowdy. the funeral i should say was called off at the last minute. a number of coptic families decided they don't trust the state-run hospital to perform the autopsy their children. they're summoning doctors to...
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almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> reporter: state department officials said last week they never believed the video had caused the attack. the president said last night the attack is still under investigation, but insisted that there was no attempt to deceive. >> president obama: the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden, and i told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened. that this was an act of terror. and the suggestion that anybody in my team, whether the secretary of state, our u.n. ambassador -- anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we have lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> reporter: and that led to this exchange, ultimately involving the moderator. >> i think it is interesting the president just said something that is on the day after the attack, he went in the rose garden and said this was an act of terror. you said in the rose garden, the day after the attack, it was an act of terror. it was not
almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> reporter: state department officials said last week they never believed the video had caused the attack. the president said last night the attack is still under investigation, but insisted that there was no attempt to deceive. >> president obama: the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden, and i told the american people and the world that we are...
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on the "newshour" tonight, from cairo, we get the latest on the fifth day of violence in tahrir square from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> brown: then, we look at last night's g.o.p. presidential debate on foreign policy with ari shapiro of npr. >> suarez: and we have a newsmaker interview with one of the candidates-- minnesota representative michele bachmann. >> brown: from our colleagues at wttw chicago, we have the story of a tiny mussel that's invaded the great lakes, threatening the health of the waterways and the livelihoods of fishermen. >> suarez: and margaret warner looks at the crackdown in bahrain after a report found the government tortured and used lethal force against the activists. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences, tailored to indivi
on the "newshour" tonight, from cairo, we get the latest on the fifth day of violence in tahrir square from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> brown: then, we look at last night's g.o.p. presidential debate on foreign policy with ari shapiro of npr. >> suarez: and we have a newsmaker interview with one of the candidates-- minnesota representative michele bachmann. >> brown: from our colleagues at wttw chicago, we have the story of a tiny...
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tarek masoud, beginning with you, as we just heard voices from cairo say, a lot of egyptians thought this would never happen. how big a moment is this for egypt and in what way? >> oh, this is a really huge moment i think for egypt and i think for the arab world more broadly. i mean, if we think about it, this is the third time, only the third time that an arab dictator has actually been called to account for crimes he's committed in office. the first time was saddam hussein's trial in 2005 and '06, which was seen as illegitimate by people because it took place in the context of occupation. the second trial just began, the trial of the tunisian dictator, but he is actually in saudi arabia, so that's a trial in absentia. so only really in egypt do we have the dictator in court, facing his accusers and being held to account for crimes he committed in office by not a military court or some kind of kangaroo court, but by legitimate civilian court. so i think this is pretty extraordinary. >> warner: steven cook, what would you add to that on the significance of this? >> without a doubt th
tarek masoud, beginning with you, as we just heard voices from cairo say, a lot of egyptians thought this would never happen. how big a moment is this for egypt and in what way? >> oh, this is a really huge moment i think for egypt and i think for the arab world more broadly. i mean, if we think about it, this is the third time, only the third time that an arab dictator has actually been called to account for crimes he's committed in office. the first time was saddam hussein's trial in...
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hari sreenivasan talked with matt bradley of the "wall street journal" in cairo earlier today. >> matt, thanks for joining us. exactly what are the charges that these americans and others are being held on? >> the 43 people who are being charged are facing charges of establishing an illegal organization and accepting and distributing funds illegally without the approval of the egyptian government. and those charges, if convicted, they could get a penalty, a financial penalty or they could get about five years in prison. >> sreenivasan: this isn't just a threat of deportation that these individuals are facing, right? >> well, it could be that. it seems very unrealistic that the government, that the egyptian government would want to put these people away in jail for several years. but anything is possible at this point. >> sreenivasan: why exactly is the egyptian government in its current form doing this? is there a strategic advantage? what are you hearing. >> it's very, very difficult to discern why the egyptian government would want to do something like this. the egyptian government,
hari sreenivasan talked with matt bradley of the "wall street journal" in cairo earlier today. >> matt, thanks for joining us. exactly what are the charges that these americans and others are being held on? >> the 43 people who are being charged are facing charges of establishing an illegal organization and accepting and distributing funds illegally without the approval of the egyptian government. and those charges, if convicted, they could get a penalty, a financial...
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you could set a cup couple of hundred thousand people in cairo and not destabilize everything. i'm not entirely convinced by that argument. the second point i'd like to make is along with all those other things i would love the president to address tonight-- i think he may not-- is how much is this costing us? it's not like we have the wealth we once had. it may be well over a billion dollars. we have already spent on tomahawk missiles alone. there are a lot of things you can buy for a billion dollars these days. >> ifill: we will no what the president has to say later tonight. thank you for your thoughts. >> brown: next, close games, high tension, and major surprises at the men's college basketball tournament. judy woodruff has our look. >> woodruff: it's why it's called march madness. 11th seed virginia commonwealth university defeated top seed kansas yesterday earning a spot in next weekend's men's final four. only the third number 11 seed ever to make it that far. the coach. >> once again we felt like nobody really thought we could win. going into the game. but these guys b
you could set a cup couple of hundred thousand people in cairo and not destabilize everything. i'm not entirely convinced by that argument. the second point i'd like to make is along with all those other things i would love the president to address tonight-- i think he may not-- is how much is this costing us? it's not like we have the wealth we once had. it may be well over a billion dollars. we have already spent on tomahawk missiles alone. there are a lot of things you can buy for a billion...
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flames could be seen rising from the top floors of the complex in central cairo. an egyptian security official said police protesting for higher pay had started the blaze. protesters denied the charge. instead, they claimed the fire started as ministry workers burned files to destroy evidence of human rights abuses. wall street cooled off today after a three-day rally. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 18 points to close at 12,018. the nasdaq fell eight points to close at 2683. and the price of oil closed just short of $105 a barrel in new york amid concerns over libya and other oil states. a federal judge in new york has thrown out the google books settlement. he ruled today that google's plans to profit from creating a universal digital library would "simply go too far." the settlement between the company and u.s. authors and publishers totaled $125 million. rival companies, consumer groups, and others opposed it. google has already scanned more than 15 million books for the project. the federal perjury trial of former baseball star barry bonds began
flames could be seen rising from the top floors of the complex in central cairo. an egyptian security official said police protesting for higher pay had started the blaze. protesters denied the charge. instead, they claimed the fire started as ministry workers burned files to destroy evidence of human rights abuses. wall street cooled off today after a three-day rally. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 18 points to close at 12,018. the nasdaq fell eight points to close at 2683. and...
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. >> woodruff: next, a reporter's return to cairo after the egyptian revolution. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: charles sennott, editor of the online news site "global post," was among dozens of western journalists in egypt during the february uprising that toppled president hosni mubarak. reporting for a "frontline" documentary, sennott spent days in tahrir square talking with the protestors, from the young facebook crowd to members of the muslim brotherhood. in july, sennott returned to cairo as a second wave of tahrir square protests was underway, mostly directed at the military council that's now running the country. he has written a piece, with accompanying video for "global post" and the "frontline" website. he joins us now. charlie, welcome back. >> thanks. >> warner: so you went back five months after mubarak was ousted. you went back to the square. what did you go looking for? what did you find? >> we went looking for the people we knew from the revolution. you had muslim brotherhood, coptic christians, secular activists from the april six move
. >> woodruff: next, a reporter's return to cairo after the egyptian revolution. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: charles sennott, editor of the online news site "global post," was among dozens of western journalists in egypt during the february uprising that toppled president hosni mubarak. reporting for a "frontline" documentary, sennott spent days in tahrir square talking with the protestors, from the young facebook crowd to members of the muslim...
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reporter nancy youssef is covering the elections for mcclatchy newspapers in cairo. i spoke to her a short time ago. nancy, thanks for joining us, so what's its reaction there? is it seen as a surprising result? >> yeah, people are really stunned here. the news started trickling in around 4:00 in the morning. and many people woke up and were shocked at the results. it you are a revolutionary you were particularly shocked because none of the revolutionary candidates appeared to make the runoff which means rather than sort of creating the great reform that they had hoped for, people are really voting for some of the past ideas, whether it was the 80-year-old muslim brotherhood or a regime candidate, so there's really been a state of shock throughout the country about the outcome of the elections and, really, and what areas each candidate did very well in. >> brown: tell us a little bit about what looks to be the two finalists and how they are polarizing figures, morsi and shafiq. >> shackique was mubarak prime minister in the final days before he was deposed, a former
reporter nancy youssef is covering the elections for mcclatchy newspapers in cairo. i spoke to her a short time ago. nancy, thanks for joining us, so what's its reaction there? is it seen as a surprising result? >> yeah, people are really stunned here. the news started trickling in around 4:00 in the morning. and many people woke up and were shocked at the results. it you are a revolutionary you were particularly shocked because none of the revolutionary candidates appeared to make the...
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there is a new air force sports stadium, a national chain of gas stations, hotels and downtown cairo, supermarkets, farmland, factories, hospitals, and the toll roads to the highly profitable port of suez. the egyptian media reported that the government had to go to the military for $1.3 billion in loans to keep it afloat. some u.s. and egyptian economists project that the military controls as much as 30% of egypt's overall economy. but no one knows for sure. that's because for more than a half century, the military under sadat and mubarak was permitted to keep its accounting top secret. this retired general who lived egypt's modern military history led raids in the 1967 war and again in 1973. which in egypt is commemorated as the october 6 victory. the retired general was proud of the military supporting the youth in tahrir square. and despite his frail health, he joined the protests. >> one day i go down to tahrir and i took a banner with me that said the fighters of october 6 are right with you. the fighters of january 25. and i walked around the square for a whole hour with it. i
there is a new air force sports stadium, a national chain of gas stations, hotels and downtown cairo, supermarkets, farmland, factories, hospitals, and the toll roads to the highly profitable port of suez. the egyptian media reported that the government had to go to the military for $1.3 billion in loans to keep it afloat. some u.s. and egyptian economists project that the military controls as much as 30% of egypt's overall economy. but no one knows for sure. that's because for more than a half...
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and in egypt, coptic christians protested in cairo overnight. they held up crosses and waved egyptian flags, demanding an end to discrimination from the muslim majority. in pakistan, a car bomb killed 20 people today, and wounded more than 100. it happened in faisalabad, the third largest city in the country. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and said the target was the main intelligence agency for pakistan, the i.s.i. the bomb was detonated by remote control, and destroyed a gas station and an airline office. a late-winter blast buried parts of the northeastern u.s. in more than two feet of snow. in upstate new york, residents had to shovel more than that-- nearly 30 inches in some places. the wintry weather made for bad travel conditions, and caused at least one death in vermont. rainfall in southern new england melted some of the snow, but triggered major flooding. high waters cut off roads and neighborhoods, and turned some creeks into raging rapids. 20 more roman catholic priests were... were named as suspect in child moles
and in egypt, coptic christians protested in cairo overnight. they held up crosses and waved egyptian flags, demanding an end to discrimination from the muslim majority. in pakistan, a car bomb killed 20 people today, and wounded more than 100. it happened in faisalabad, the third largest city in the country. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and said the target was the main intelligence agency for pakistan, the i.s.i. the bomb was detonated by remote control, and destroyed a...
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it could relieve the flood danger upstream, at cairo, illinois, near the confluence of the ohio and mississippi. meanwhile, the effects of violent weather also extended well north, dropping golf ball sized hail on michigan and sweeping heavy rains and winds across upstate new york. the u.s. supreme court considered today when lawmakers should recuse themselves from voting on official business. a city councilman in reno, nevada had voted on a casino project, even though his campaign manager served as a consultant for it. an ethics commission censured the councilman, but the state supreme court ruled the ethics law violated his free speech rights. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the federal reserve on an unusual day of both substance and appearances. >> good afternoon, welcome. >> brown: it was a standard greeting, but hardly a standard setting, as federal reserve chairman ben bernanke held the first regularly-scheduled news conference in the central bank's 98 year history. the fed has long been seen as a secretive, even mysterious institutio
it could relieve the flood danger upstream, at cairo, illinois, near the confluence of the ohio and mississippi. meanwhile, the effects of violent weather also extended well north, dropping golf ball sized hail on michigan and sweeping heavy rains and winds across upstate new york. the u.s. supreme court considered today when lawmakers should recuse themselves from voting on official business. a city councilman in reno, nevada had voted on a casino project, even though his campaign manager...
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and in cairo the supreme leader of hamas declared his group had won a signal victory over the israelis. >> let netanyahu explain why he signed the deal. let him lie, say anything, let him say we made concessions but the israeli public knows who made the real concessions. >> ifill: earlier the palestinian president spoke in ramallah. his fatah party controls the west bank along with much of the palestinian governing apparatus. >> we thank god for your coming back safe, healthy, to your families, to your brothers, to your homeland. we call on the israelis to release this new group of prisoners and fulfill their commitment. if they respect their commitment. >> ifill: but there was talk of continued struggle from the armed wing of hamas. >> we will fight more battles and with god's help until all of our heroic prisoners are freed. >> ifill: from one freed prisoner, held for more than 30 years after killing an israeli military officer, defiance. >> our struggle will not stop nor will our jihad until palestine is liberated and all the refugees are back and all the prisoners. >> ifill: indeed
and in cairo the supreme leader of hamas declared his group had won a signal victory over the israelis. >> let netanyahu explain why he signed the deal. let him lie, say anything, let him say we made concessions but the israeli public knows who made the real concessions. >> ifill: earlier the palestinian president spoke in ramallah. his fatah party controls the west bank along with much of the palestinian governing apparatus. >> we thank god for your coming back safe, healthy,...
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protesters flocked to cairo's tahrir square, charging that there is no clear plan for a transition to democracy. they also want former regime members prosecuted for the killing of some 900 protesters earlier this year. one of the top college football powers in the u.s., ohio state, will surrender all 12 wins from last season, including its victory in the sugar bowl match-up. the school took that step today after disclosures that players sold memorabilia for cash and tattoos. the scandal already forced the coach to resign. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. >> lehrer: the last flight of a nasa space shuttle brought thousands of spectators to cape canaveral today. judy woodruff has that story. >> three decades after the first shuttle launch spectators crowded in this morning to watch the atlantis lift off it was visible for less than a minute before disappearing into the clouds. with a crew of four astronauts aboard. after 12 days in orbit, the shuttle will return home on july 20th. newshour science correspondent miles o'brien who has watched more than 40 launc
protesters flocked to cairo's tahrir square, charging that there is no clear plan for a transition to democracy. they also want former regime members prosecuted for the killing of some 900 protesters earlier this year. one of the top college football powers in the u.s., ohio state, will surrender all 12 wins from last season, including its victory in the sugar bowl match-up. the school took that step today after disclosures that players sold memorabilia for cash and tattoos. the scandal already...
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. >> reporter: their plan was to recreate cairo's tahrir square at the pearl roundabout in manama, but the security forces moved against them in the early hours. amateur footage shows the chaos as teargas and bird shot were unleashed. the several hundred protestors were mostly sleeping at the time, in their tents. >> ( translated ): we didn't attack anyone. we were sleeping and hoping for the best. we didn't expect the police to attack us so late at night. it was so sudden. >> reporter: bahrain television showed the official version of events. the voiceover says the police gave warnings and used minimum force. he talks of casualties amongst the police not the protestors. but the scene at the hospital a short while later shows the anger and desperation of the demonstrators. they say that doctors were initially prevented from treating the injured, and that scores of people are missing, feared dead. >> ( translated ): we have children and we came in peace. the police are thieves. they destroyed our tents and threatened us and our children with their weapons. they took down our tent. we sa
. >> reporter: their plan was to recreate cairo's tahrir square at the pearl roundabout in manama, but the security forces moved against them in the early hours. amateur footage shows the chaos as teargas and bird shot were unleashed. the several hundred protestors were mostly sleeping at the time, in their tents. >> ( translated ): we didn't attack anyone. we were sleeping and hoping for the best. we didn't expect the police to attack us so late at night. it was so sudden. >>...
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members of the arab league meeting at the group's cairo headquarters reported a deal with syria's president bashar al-assad. >> our brothers in syria accepted an arab league proposal. we are happy to reach this agreement and will be happy that it will be enforced immediately. when i say immediately i don't mean it as an order but i say immediately out of concern from our brotherhood and our brothers in syria. >> brown: tanks and troops would be taken off the streets, the crackdowns would end, a dialogue with protesters would begin and journalists and rights groups would be allowed to monitor the situation inside syria. but all this drew a cautious reception in washington. white house officials called again for assad to step down. and a state department spokeswoman questioned the syrian leader's real intentions. >> syria's made a lot of promises in past. there is concern that even as say they're prepare for peace, still exacting violence on own people. >> brown: in cairo, protesters outside the arab league offices denounced assad and renewed calls for more vigorous international involvement.
members of the arab league meeting at the group's cairo headquarters reported a deal with syria's president bashar al-assad. >> our brothers in syria accepted an arab league proposal. we are happy to reach this agreement and will be happy that it will be enforced immediately. when i say immediately i don't mean it as an order but i say immediately out of concern from our brotherhood and our brothers in syria. >> brown: tanks and troops would be taken off the streets, the crackdowns...
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thousands of egyptian protesters gathered in cairo's tahrir square today, six months after a popular uprising made the square famous. it was filled with egyptians supporting a variety of political movements, including ultraconservative muslims calling for the implementation of strict islamic law. protestors braved the heat to step up pressure on the country's ruling military council and repeat demands for reform. it was one of the largest crowds to fill tahrir square since president hosni mubarak was ousted from power in february. norwegians paused today for memorial services and the first funerals of the victims of last week's twin attacks. the number of dead was raised to 77. and police said it was likely the self-confessed killer, anders behring breivik, acted alone. we have a report from emma murphy of "independent television news." >> reporter: led by a priest and an imam, the first of norway's funerals was a renunciation of all anders breivik stood for. christians and muslims standing together to mourn 18-year-old bano rashid. she'd fled iraq for sanctuary in norway, yet died i
thousands of egyptian protesters gathered in cairo's tahrir square today, six months after a popular uprising made the square famous. it was filled with egyptians supporting a variety of political movements, including ultraconservative muslims calling for the implementation of strict islamic law. protestors braved the heat to step up pressure on the country's ruling military council and repeat demands for reform. it was one of the largest crowds to fill tahrir square since president hosni...
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cairo's torah prison, the new home to mubarak boys gamal and alaa. they join more than a dozen former regime officials detained so no discreet retirement to a luxury villa in saudi for the most notable victim of the arab spring. instead, a closely guarded hospital built in the shape of a pyramid-- the ancient resting place of egyptian despots. >> sreenivasan: plans now call for mubarak and his two sons to appear in court next tuesday. thousands of women and children marched in syria today, demanding the release of some 350 men detained in a crackdown on dissent. the protesters blocked a main coastal highway between the cities of tartous and banias. the men were detained in that area. witnesses reported about a hundred of the detainees were later released. a federal jury in san francisco has convicted former major league baseball's home run king barry bonds of obstruction of justice. the jury deadlocked on three other counts in the former star's perjury trial. the judge declared a mistrial on those. bonds was accused of lying to a federal grand jury w
cairo's torah prison, the new home to mubarak boys gamal and alaa. they join more than a dozen former regime officials detained so no discreet retirement to a luxury villa in saudi for the most notable victim of the arab spring. instead, a closely guarded hospital built in the shape of a pyramid-- the ancient resting place of egyptian despots. >> sreenivasan: plans now call for mubarak and his two sons to appear in court next tuesday. thousands of women and children marched in syria...
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. >> holman: in cairo, last june, when he reached out to the muslim world, >> there must be a sustained effort to listen to each other, to learn from each other, to respect one another, and to seek common ground. >> holman: and last month, at the united nations where he sought to restart the stalled middle east peace talks. ultimately, the committee's citation even carried echoes from last year, when then- candidate obama spoke in berlin, germany. >> we cannot afford to be divided. no one nation, no matter how large or powerful, can defeat such challenges alone. >> holman: with today's honor, president obama joins theodore roosevelt in 1906 and woodrow wilson in 1919 as the only sitting presidents to win the peace prize. former president jimmy carter won in 2002, decades after he left the oval office. former vice president al gore was the 2007 nobel peace laureate for his work on global climate change. he had words of praise today in madison, wisconsin. >> i think it's thrilling that president barack obama has been awarded the nobel peace prize. it's an honor for our country. ( applause
. >> holman: in cairo, last june, when he reached out to the muslim world, >> there must be a sustained effort to listen to each other, to learn from each other, to respect one another, and to seek common ground. >> holman: and last month, at the united nations where he sought to restart the stalled middle east peace talks. ultimately, the committee's citation even carried echoes from last year, when then- candidate obama spoke in berlin, germany. >> we cannot afford to...
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the goal is to relieve possible flooding at cairo, illinois, farther up the ohio river. missouri officials warned it would inundate more than 100,000 acres of farmland. in economic news, chrysler reported it made $116 million in the first quarter of the year, its first profit since 2006. but on wall street, that news, and the killing of osama bin laden, had little effect in the end. the dow jones industrial average lost 3 points to close at 12,807. the nasdaq fell nine points to close at 2864. >> lehrer: again, the major story of the day. americans and the world marked the death of osama bin laden. a u.s. special operations raid killed the al qaeda leader early today in pakistan. president obama said it was a good day for america. u.s. officials reported it was more than 99% certain the al qaeda leader was dead based on d.n.a. and other evidence and governments around the world welcomed the news, but the pakistani taliban warned of vengeance attacks to come. and back to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: we have much more about the
the goal is to relieve possible flooding at cairo, illinois, farther up the ohio river. missouri officials warned it would inundate more than 100,000 acres of farmland. in economic news, chrysler reported it made $116 million in the first quarter of the year, its first profit since 2006. but on wall street, that news, and the killing of osama bin laden, had little effect in the end. the dow jones industrial average lost 3 points to close at 12,807. the nasdaq fell nine points to close at 2864....
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in egypt, crowds in cairo and alexandria waved palestinian flags and chanted anti-israeli slogans. thousands of people also turned out in yemen to denounce the israeli offensive. and in turkey, a one-time israeli ally, people in istanbul called for the death of the jewish state. >> brown: and for more on the conflict, we are joined by hisham melham, washington bureau chief for al- arabiya; and dan schueftan is director of national security studies center at the university of haifa. gentlemen, one thing i think a lot of people, myself included are wondering how did this flare-up seemingly so quickly. dan schueftan. >> well, since hamas took over we had for a while a thousand rockets per year, then came israeli escalation and-- and it went down to a small number of rockets every year, last year again we came to about a thousand rockets against israel. and this intensified in recent weeks to the point where israel had to take action. israel was saying for about two weeks, i mean people here were dealing with the elections and other things. but it was saying it must lead to a point whe
in egypt, crowds in cairo and alexandria waved palestinian flags and chanted anti-israeli slogans. thousands of people also turned out in yemen to denounce the israeli offensive. and in turkey, a one-time israeli ally, people in istanbul called for the death of the jewish state. >> brown: and for more on the conflict, we are joined by hisham melham, washington bureau chief for al- arabiya; and dan schueftan is director of national security studies center at the university of haifa....
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overnight against the ruling military's actions during demonstrations by coptic christians sunday in cairo. and today egypt's finance minister submitted his resignation in protest. at least 26 people were killed sunday night when a peaceful rally by christians erupted into all-out street fights with muslims and police. most of the victims were christians. the woman who led ukraine's pro- democracy orange revolution in 2004 was sentenced to seven years in prison today. yulia tymoshenko is now the main opposition leader. she was charged with abusing her authority while she was prime minister, in signing a gas deal with russia. tymoshenko heard the verdict read today in a courtroom in kiev. she condemned the sentence, even as the judge was still reading. >> this verdict will not stop me. we will fight and protest my honest name in the european court. i'm sure that the european court of human rights will give its own legal verdict. >> holman: the european union, russia, and the u.s. charged the whole case was politically motivated. a white house statement called for tymoshenko's immediate rele
overnight against the ruling military's actions during demonstrations by coptic christians sunday in cairo. and today egypt's finance minister submitted his resignation in protest. at least 26 people were killed sunday night when a peaceful rally by christians erupted into all-out street fights with muslims and police. most of the victims were christians. the woman who led ukraine's pro- democracy orange revolution in 2004 was sentenced to seven years in prison today. yulia tymoshenko is now...
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. >> in december, we had to go on skype and skype a coptic bishop in cairo, egypt, who had purchased property in cleveland, ohio. we get calls regularly from israel, from the united kingdom of people who have purchased properties in the after market. >> reporter: please do not tell me that the coptic bishop in egypt is a deadbeat when it comes to keeping up his property. >> he plead no contest. he repaired the property, he was fined, and he is no longer in housing court. >> reporter: foreign investors have been bottom-fishing for great deals, hoping the real estate market will stabilize. demolition is an alternative bet-- that the city can be redeveloped in untraditional ways. on lots like this, organic food for local, perhaps regional consumption. nine properties rotted here not long ago. >> we were able to clear the houses out and then create our community gardens. folks come from different blocks, from different areas, they come here, they build their gardens, they grow their produce. and folks can see pride in the community garden. >> reporter: on another abandoned plot where fou
. >> in december, we had to go on skype and skype a coptic bishop in cairo, egypt, who had purchased property in cleveland, ohio. we get calls regularly from israel, from the united kingdom of people who have purchased properties in the after market. >> reporter: please do not tell me that the coptic bishop in egypt is a deadbeat when it comes to keeping up his property. >> he plead no contest. he repaired the property, he was fined, and he is no longer in housing court....
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in egypt, crowds turned out in cairo as islamists protested that the ruling military is moving to keep power for itself. election officials were supposed to name the winner of the presidential election today, but they postponed the announcement. we have a report narrated by lindsey hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter: muslim brotherhood supporters in tahrir square today. they fear that the delay in announcing the election result means that egypt's military council is about to steal the presidency. >> ( translated ): the egyptian people will not accept the falsification of the election. they expressed their will and elected the man they want to see in power. >> reporter: the muslim brotherhood candidate, mohammed morsi, is widely believed to have won, but it was a close-run thing and the military may yet announce that their man, general ahmed shafiq, is the victor. today's demonstrators are islamists, the secular young people who spearheaded last year's uprising now pushed to the margins. egypt's military and the brotherhood are pitted against each other as they have been
in egypt, crowds turned out in cairo as islamists protested that the ruling military is moving to keep power for itself. election officials were supposed to name the winner of the presidential election today, but they postponed the announcement. we have a report narrated by lindsey hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter: muslim brotherhood supporters in tahrir square today. they fear that the delay in announcing the election result means that egypt's military council is about...
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it was condemned by arab leaders in cairo. but that peace mission is in deep trouble. >> assad's withering attack on the arab league exploiting its divisions and its indecisiveness aims to kill off their attempt to resolve this crisis. and opposition activists who once hoped the world would come to their rescue are losing hope. >> the only way i think that... to really solve this issue would be some sort of intervention. we don't expect anyone wants to intervene. it's just too messy. >> reporter: while the world remains reluctant to act, there's a president who believes he's winning. >> ifill: margaret warner takes the story from there. >> warner: for more on president assad's defiant speech and his fight to maintain his regime we turn to two men who have met and dealt with him. theodore katuf was u.s. ambassador to syria from 2001 to 2003 in the early years of assad's rule and andrew cable now a fellow at the washington institute lived in syria for most of the last decade and covered assad for an english language magazine he
it was condemned by arab leaders in cairo. but that peace mission is in deep trouble. >> assad's withering attack on the arab league exploiting its divisions and its indecisiveness aims to kill off their attempt to resolve this crisis. and opposition activists who once hoped the world would come to their rescue are losing hope. >> the only way i think that... to really solve this issue would be some sort of intervention. we don't expect anyone wants to intervene. it's just too...
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the syrian government today 4 rejected a peace plan adopted at this arab league meeting yesterday in cairo. the plan called for forming a unity government in syria within two months. that would be followed by supervised parliamentary and presidential elections and president bashar al assad would hand over his powers to the country's vice president during the transition period. the european union endorsed the plan today and so did the u.s. state department. >> they made a concrete proposal in line with the leadership that they've been showing on the syria issue for many weeks now. about how this could happen. regrettably, assad rejected it almost before the ink was dry. this just speaks again to the fact that he's thinking about himself and his cronies, not about his people. >> suarez: the arab league also agreed to extend its observer mission in syria for another month, but the monitor's presence has been criticized for failing to stop the syrian government's violent campaign against protestors. meanwhile in syria, this amateur video showed a mass gathering today in duma just outside damas
the syrian government today 4 rejected a peace plan adopted at this arab league meeting yesterday in cairo. the plan called for forming a unity government in syria within two months. that would be followed by supervised parliamentary and presidential elections and president bashar al assad would hand over his powers to the country's vice president during the transition period. the european union endorsed the plan today and so did the u.s. state department. >> they made a concrete proposal...
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. >> woodruff: tomorrow night, from cairo, margaret warner traces the egyptian roots of the radical islamic movement. >> brown: and finally tonight, another 9/11 story, but this one is fiction. what if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial, and then discovered that its architect was a muslim? ten years after the terror attack, the actual memorial is just about to open. but an alternative history is imagined in a new novel. its author is amy waldman, a former reporter for "the new york times." "the submission" is her first novel. i talked with amy waldman recently. here's that conversation. welcome. >> thank you. >> brown: you were in new york during 9/11, you wrote about it as a journalist afterwards. how and why did you decide that there was a good fictional story to tell? >> i didn't think about it for a few years, and having a conversation with a friend that led us to talking about the veterans memorial and the controversy which everyone remembers around that, the may lynn, and one small piece of that was asian american and it got me thinking what would the equivalent be for
. >> woodruff: tomorrow night, from cairo, margaret warner traces the egyptian roots of the radical islamic movement. >> brown: and finally tonight, another 9/11 story, but this one is fiction. what if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial, and then discovered that its architect was a muslim? ten years after the terror attack, the actual memorial is just about to open. but an alternative history is imagined in a new novel. its author is amy waldman, a former reporter...
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. >> so this is the state tv and radio building in downtown cairo, the scene of quite a few of the protests, and you can see here these are all tanks and apcs and a roadblock down there, as well, where they've set up a perimeter all around this facility. and so, very clearly, with the detailed resolution of our imagery, you're able to get a very good and accurate perspective on just what the context of the scene is. >> reporter: woods says the resolution is good enough to pick out this specific group of people in pearl square in manama, bahrain. >> interestingly enough, there's a very large group forming up here in this dark area. this dark area here is what we believe are actually women dressed in burqas. >> reporter: hutson says, for the first time, ordinary people can have access to near real- time information on the world's most dangerous places. >> we're not telling the president of the united states something he doesn't already know. we're not telling the leaders of other nations something they don't already know through their own satellites. what's new and transformative here is that
. >> so this is the state tv and radio building in downtown cairo, the scene of quite a few of the protests, and you can see here these are all tanks and apcs and a roadblock down there, as well, where they've set up a perimeter all around this facility. and so, very clearly, with the detailed resolution of our imagery, you're able to get a very good and accurate perspective on just what the context of the scene is. >> reporter: woods says the resolution is good enough to pick out...
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and margaret warner previews her upcoming reports from cairo about coverage of the 9/11 anniversary in the arab world, and about egypt's future after the revolution. plus, find out how nasa technology is being put to use here on earth. that's on our science page. and a reminder: we've launched a new project ahead of the tenth anniversary of the september 11 attacks. we call it the "9/11 video quilt." together with our colleagues at pbs stations across the country, we've collected your thoughts on what's changed since 2001. here's a sampling of some of the responses we've received recently. >> i think nich changed some things. i wouldn't say everything. i think what stands out to me most is that it provided unifying event for a lot of america to cling on to, to hold on to, and to share with each other. >> well, i think before 9/11 most muslims were not even on the radar of most americans. i don't even think people would even know. and now i think it's more of a negative connotation. i really don't think the relationship is at all positive. >> after 9/11 it was kind of you feel different
and margaret warner previews her upcoming reports from cairo about coverage of the 9/11 anniversary in the arab world, and about egypt's future after the revolution. plus, find out how nasa technology is being put to use here on earth. that's on our science page. and a reminder: we've launched a new project ahead of the tenth anniversary of the september 11 attacks. we call it the "9/11 video quilt." together with our colleagues at pbs stations across the country, we've collected your...
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but now almost eight years later, ukraine offers a cautionary tale for those protestors in cairo and tunis. the country is once again facing fears of rising authoritarianism with human rights alerts being sounded by the u.s. state department and global watchdogs like freedom house. democracy building is harder than it looks. it was called the orange revolution. named for the campaign color of opposition presidential candidate victor yushchenko and his coalition ally. >> it was a big victory for the people who came out to the square. they came out because they wanted freedom and a better future. they had faith and they actually changed ukraine. >> reporter: in 2004 ukrainian voters chose opposition leader for president. when the ruling party fraudulently declared their candidate the winner the people took to the streets. >> there was no other way to do this. all my friends, all my family was there. >> reporter: this woman was only 19 when she joined as many as half a million other people in 17 days of protest. until the supreme court ordered a revote. in early 2005, victor yushchenko
but now almost eight years later, ukraine offers a cautionary tale for those protestors in cairo and tunis. the country is once again facing fears of rising authoritarianism with human rights alerts being sounded by the u.s. state department and global watchdogs like freedom house. democracy building is harder than it looks. it was called the orange revolution. named for the campaign color of opposition presidential candidate victor yushchenko and his coalition ally. >> it was a big...